XBIT DEX is playing a leading role in bringing leverage to on-chain prediction markets, prioritizing the 2026 FIFA World Cup in its initial category. The whitelist application is now available.

May 27, 2026 – On-chain forecasting markets are undergoing explosive growth. In March 2026, monthly trading volume exceeded $25 billion, an enhance of more than 20 times compared to the same period last year. Polymarket has become the official prediction marketplace partner for X, and Coinbase has launched prediction contracts in all 50 US states. However, despite the influx of users and capital, the product architecture has not yet kept pace with the pace of development.

Currently, mainstream prediction market platforms still rely primarily on spot logic, which involves purchasing the full amount and waiting for settlement. Users lack the tools to add positions, hedge or flexibly adjust risk exposure through leverage. The cryptocurrency market went through a similar phase until the advent of perpetual contracts in 2016, which led to derivatives trading volume completely overtaking spot trading volume in less than four years.

Prediction markets are now entering the same inflection point. XBIT DEX, a decentralized aggregate trading platform, recently opened whitelisting applications for Prediction Leverage, officially introducing leverage mechanics to the on-chain prediction market sector. Since the basic contract structure of prediction markets is fundamentally different from that of perpetual contracts, XBIT DEX has built a specialized leverage infrastructure tailored specifically for prediction markets.

Leverage system built specifically for prediction markets

Perpetual contracts track continuous price movements, while forecast markets rely on event contracts where prices range from 0 to 100, ultimately settling in a binary format of zero or full value. Under this binary settlement structure, the classic financing rate loses its anchoring mechanism.

To address this structural difference, XBIT DEX has created an independent leveraged lending system. Each leveraged order is executed based on true order flow from external forecast markets. The platform replaces financing rates with interest on loans, and interest rates adjust dynamically based on supply and demand. In terms of risk control, the platform introduces extreme value liquidation and animated leverage adjustment mechanisms to deal with the unique price volatility characteristics of event contracts as they approach settlement.

Based on this framework, XBIT DEX has selected sports events as the debut category for its Prediction Leverage feature.

Starting with sporting events and the 2026 World Cup

Prediction markets cover many categories of events, including politics, finance and sports. Political events often create ambiguities in billing definitions, which poses risks to automated billing systems. Financial forecasts (such as the trajectory of macroeconomic data) largely overlap with existing derivatives markets, offering circumscribed incremental trading scenarios.

In turn, sporting events provide absolute settlement certainty, high event density and concentrated order flow driven by a synchronized global picture, which makes them naturally suitable as a primary forecasting tool for market derivatives.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11 and will feature 48 teams and 104 matches spread over a 39-day schedule, making it the largest iteration in World Cup history. XBIT DEX has already launched leveraged forecast trading for many of the popular teams surrounding the tournament, offering animated 2x to 5x leverage that adjusts in real-time based on market conditions.

Currently, Prediction Leverage has entered the whitelist testing phase.

Whitelist and campaign

Places on the whitelist are circumscribed and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Users can submit applications via app.xbit.com/whitelist and unlock privileges by completing designated trading milestones. More than 1,700 users have already signed up to the waitlist, and the feature is expected to be rolled out across the platform before the start of the World Cup.

In tandem, XBIT DEX launched a two-week trading campaign lasting from May 26 to June 10. The $35,000 USDC prize pool includes three prize categories: Early Bird Trading, Referrals and Leaderboard. Full details are available on the XBIT DEX whitelist page.

About XBIT DEX

XBIT DEX is a decentralized, aggregated trading platform that integrates liquidity from multiple sources on-chain to ensure low-slippage trading. The platform supports perpetual contracts, forecast markets and RWA stock trading in the US (planned), covering over 150 tokens. Leveraging its established derivatives infrastructure, XBIT DEX became the first DEX platform in the forecast market track to introduce a leverage feature.

Find out more: XBIT DEX official website